Tag: research
What’s in a Name? A History of ‘Ytori’
Our magazine's namesake pays tribute to the language and culture of Florida's native peoples.
UF Researchers Reveal the Hidden Hum of a Cosmic Symphony
After 15 years of data collection, scientists from the NANOGrav collaboration, including astrophysicist Laura Blecha and grad student Analis Evans, have detected evidence of gravitational waves at ultra-low frequencies.
Why Lessons from Ancient Rome Matter in a Modern World
Learn more about ancient Rome and the modern lessons we can take away from this once-mighty civilization.
UF Chemist’s Breakthrough Research Reveals Atomic Precision in Complex Chemical Reactions
University of Florida researchers achieve unprecedented precision in nanomaterial chemistry, opening new doors for advanced applications.
Climate Change Threatens Public Health: Study Reveals Lack of Modeling Tools
As climate change increases the risks of infectious diseases, a new study led by UF medical geographers reveals the critical need for more tools to predict and manage these threats.
One-third of Galaxy’s Most Common Planets Could be in Habitable Zone
Hundreds of millions of planets could have the right orbit to sport liquid water and possible life.
Coastal Ecosystems Help Store Greenhouse Gases
Not all coastal environments are alike in how they capture and release greenhouse gases, but a new study published in Nature Climate Change provides the most detailed picture yet.
Sharing the Underground Railroad’s Oral Histories
With a $350,000 federal grant, UF researchers will showcase recordings that tell how antislavery activists secretly assisted those escaping slavery.
Human DNA is Everywhere. That’s a Boon for Science — and an Ethical Quagmire.
A new study led by David Duffy, professor of wildlife disease genomics, reveals that advances in technology now allow scientists to extract DNA from the environment, but are we prepared for the consequences?
How Our Shared Need for Belonging Made May the 4th a Sacred Star Wars Holiday
R. David Thomas Endowed Professor of Psychology Gregory Webster explains the human social behavior driving the holiday's momentum.
UF Chemists Score Major Grant for Breakthrough Research in Polymer Science
Thanks to a MURI Grant from the U.S Department of Defense, chemists at UF will be able to expand their polymer research.
‘Revolutionary’ blue crystal raises hope, questions
Researchers at the University of Rochester report this week in Nature a new material that is superconductive at room temperature, but while UF Professor James Hamlin, who was not involved with the work, says it would be 'completely revolutionary,' he also is not yet convinced.
CLAS Researchers Named Scialog Fellows
UF researchers join Scialog's "Signatures of Life in the Universe," a collaboration that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial life.
UF Chemists Advance a New Frontier in Drug Design
A UF research team investigates a long-neglected mechanism to target disease treatments.
‘Ghostly’ Particles Lead to Major Physics Discovery
A team of physicists, including UF researchers, hunts down sub-atomic specters — stumbling across a new lens for exploring protons in the process.
Rare Bird Behavior Observed in Southern China
Department of Biology graduate student Wenyi Zhou observes a rare social behavior between two species of birds.
Scientists Find Black Holes Tangled in Cosmic Dance
An international team of scientists, including UF astrophysicist Laura Blecha, makes a surprising discovery at the heart of a galactic merger that could expand our knowledge of space and time.
Remembering a Forgotten National Holiday
Why did the United States stop celebrating the "Glorious Eighth of January" as a national holiday? UF historian Sean Adams explores the obscure commemoration and controversial U.S. president at the heart of it all.
A New Form of Carbon Sparks Exciting Possibilities
Chemist Austin M. Evans contributes to a groundbreaking discovery that unveils a new form of carbon.
In All Kinds of Weather
A state-of-the-art mobile radar unit exposes the secrets of Florida's severe weather events.